The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31
DAN LAMONT At HONE


One Of the most unapproachable public
is Daniel s. Lamont, the. we'll known secretary
he i Is child Of destiny also. for only few
years ago he was running around for items as
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tary. But ali this has been written up again
story brick house on the north side Of street,
between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets Il, cts
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commonly known as the avenue. The house
Is unpretentious in appearance; and the seere-
bors at the swell receptions which he attends
during the gay season Several biocns dis;
TWenty Streets. Is the plain, onsd
home OF Gen. Greedy. the hero Of Arctic fame.
and about three blocks down the avenue ip an
almost halfthe life OF the Secretary is spent,
;. But about the home Of the latter. As said;
ths rs. two Sei oors are rented By three ansu
lar bay windows. the centres of which are sur
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that beautify the capital, this one in particular
Of ri fiity ieet 70 an acute angle. The house is
snd * e h S sopG etbps ha
brass: A good pull at tho brassy convenience
minute and hnif will hiring TO tho door a
neatly dressed servant girl. who reluctantly
but brisStens up sisbly as she partly contra.
herself to pfeR that ne a NOT
as It is just rs o'clock and he is at dinner, you
walt ten or fifteen minutes before seeing him.
right from the narrow hall to the parlor, from
which the dining room can be plainly seen.
ine . The door p IS pished and three or four
large rugs are spread oyer it In haphazaEd Or
der while dozen chairs. covered with the
the wall, near the bay window. is handsomely
embroidered red plush hand easel in the CEN
Rr If In another Corner Of Tho room on
an ebony easel. Is q life-size. crayon portrait OF
the pretty yoHnG mistress Of the White House h
self on the table opposite her.
y9h on the the you on the
fret very good picture 2, Of b Col Lamont nE
low, are his only children.
The sitting room which mentioned e. as being
style as the latter and an open piano and 9
sheet Of music lying upon i sall to mind Met
Guisite brass vases, much brio. a-brac. several
family portraits. anda stack OF the days news
and then as you make q mental note Of II, you
hear light step and the next instant you are
the shrGn s ~
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reddish, brown hair and a heavy red nous.
snd out an inch and hall
tEs hs and
Wish III It Gears eVideDce The coioneis face Is
strong one. neither handsome nor ugly. but
n1d 6s fgure good He Generally rail Wv we ss
navy blue flannel sult,with sack coat; o stand
g Gor dRs 81 the ns
plainly designed. ornaments his low-cut vest,
and when he goes out he usually dons white
plug hat, which In winter is changed Tor
The daily life of Col. Lamont Is as regular as
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White f House. Az hour later be Is eioseted with
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hundred Letters which demand the BeFs sSGnh
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sisninS nearl every letter that leaves the sS.
daiiles. which his editorial training enables
him e do with great rapidity Articles , for the
eli. and those 10 be cut out and pasted In the
scrap book are marked with a green pencil.
Although the President generally leaves his
ofHco at 4 O'Clock for drive with the pretty
mistress OF the White House. indefatigable
Daniel frequently stays there until or T.
when the cravings Of the inner man demand q
cessation OF labor. But no has q spanking
and a couple OF hours Of the early evening are
sometimes spent In spinning over some OF the
lovely suburban roads with his family But
that Is only n recess. At 0 O'Clock he Is back ~
the Office, and rarely leaves there before IL
O'clock. II he takes night on, and goes to tho
opera with Mrs. Lamont. he returns 10 the
oifice after tho entertainment Is over.
Col Lamont Is by no means o society mau,
and mover goes out except when Obliged TO,
and then only as n matter OF business. At the
White House receptions, however, he is
always the major domo. and manages things
as II he had lived In spiked tail all his life.
vonturo TO say that Daniel Ia the only Demo-
cratic Colonel In this city OF Kernels and
Majaws who never drinks or smokes. and he
never has ipdulgsd ~ either habit In his life;
c99Etesy only as he vas ten on its s staa
asked the Colonel what were his fayo5ite
never read any. What time have got TO
read books? The only reading do Is TO skim
through the newspapers, and have to hustle
How about going to church. Colonel3"
"Well. that's another thing don't have any
time for. Ny wife goes to DR.. 6underlands
church. the same that the President attends.
but ! don't think my best friend can braG about